At E3 2019, Game Informer was able to catch up with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and discuss the recently-revealed Breath of the Wild sequel.
Why are we getting a direct sequel in the first place? As it turns out, he wanted to “revisit that Hyrule again”, but now with “new gameplay and new story”. He said:
You can try to steal in Zelda: Link’s Awakening, but there might be a price to pay if you go that route. Check out the full sequence from IGN below.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
We now have the official announcement for Alien: Isolation on Switch. It confirms that Feral Interactive is working on the game, and that a couple of features will be included: gyroscopic aiming and HD Rumble.
Here’s the full press release:
At E3 yesterday, Gamespot had the chance to go hands-on with the Link’s Awakening remake. Joined by JC from Nintendo Treehouse, they recorded about 15 minutes of footage, including parts of the first dungeon of the game:
Intelligent Systems published the latest event calendar for Fire Emblem Heroes, giving a sneak peek at what’s to come up until early July. The highlights include a new Summer-themed Summoning Focus as well as two Tempest Trials+ almost back-to-back.
Back in March, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nintendo is planning to two new Switch models this year. The publication has now followed this up with another report on the subject. The WSJ reporter in question is Takashi Mochizuki, who has a pretty good track record when it comes to Nintendo; nonetheless, we’ve tagged this as a rumor – as always, take reports like this with a grain of salt.
Mochizuki says that Nintendo has started shifting part of its Nintendo Switch production from China to Southeast Asia. The reason for that lies in the current trade conflict between China and the US, and by moving production to other countries, Nintendo hopes to limit the impact of possible US tariffs on electronics manufactured in China. Mochizuki’s sources are “people who work on Nintendo’s supply chain”. Those same people are also saying that, other than the current model, production for the two rumored Switch revisions has started in Southeast Asia, suggesting that Nintendo is planning to announce them soon. No specific numbers were given, but supposedly Nintendo plans to produce enough units to sell them in the US.
As for the two new Switch models themselves, Mochizuki reiterated that “one is set to look similar to the current model with beefed-up components, while the other is expected to be a less-expensive model with a new look.”
The upcoming Japanese Splatfest in Splatoon 2, which takes place this weekend, will be food-themed – the question is sweet-and-sour pork with pineapple vs. without pineapple. As always, Nintendo has released a special piece of artwork for the Splatfest featuring Pearl and Marina, which you can see above.
Hamster has announced that Arcade Archives Pooyan is releasing on Switch this week. All regions are getting the game on June 13. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
Originally released in 1982, Pooyan is a shooter arcade title made by Konami. Players tale on the role of the pig “Mama” who is looking to save their babies from a group of wolves.
Source: Hamster PR
Nintendo has posted the latest character introduction for Fire Emblem: Three Houses. This time around, we’re able to learn more about Sylvain.
Here’s his bio:
The NES – Nintendo Switch Online app has received its monthly update. Version 2.6.0 is live, adding in the latest classic titles and another SP version.
This month, Nintendo Switch Online members can get their hands on City Connection, Double Dragon II, and Volleyball. On top of that, TwinBee has been added as a special version.
